A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.88 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Little Lake in CA. The 2.88-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:22:55 / 2:22 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 06/07/19 / 2019-07-06 10:22:55 / July 6, 2019 @ 10:22 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 1.91 km (1 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -117.7225° West, latitude 35.8791667° North, depth = 1.91 km. Id of earthquake: ci38461583. Event ids that are associated: ci38461583.
Earthquake epicenter was 29 km (18 miles) from Ridgecrest (c. 27 600 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Alta Sierra (c. 7 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Alta Sierra, Ridgecrest. Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four hundred and ninety-four, in the last 10 days five hundred and ninety-six, in the past 30 days five hundred and ninety-seven and in the last 365 days six hundred and thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 18 km ESE of Little Lake, CA.
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